Chirac on p2p file sharing
p2p news / p2pnet: In December, 2005, France became the first country to propose the legalization of p2p downloading. Niether p2pnet’s Alex H, nor a lot of other people, thought this stood much chance of actually happening.
Now French president Jacques Chirac has, “added his opinions to the somewhat confusing debate on illegal file sharing that has been doing the rounds in French political circles in the last few weeks,” says New Criminologist.
“At the end of last year in bizarre sequence of events a government drafted bill that proposed tougher punishments for people who illegally share music online was amended by the country’s parliament so that P2P file sharing would become legal,” says the story.
However, Chirac hasn’t said anything to clarify the situation.
New Criminologist has Reuters quoting him as saying, “It’s with creative people that we will win in the battle over content. We should guarantee their rights and their fair payment, by finding a balance between the fight against piracy and user freedom”.
Also See:
propose the legalization – P2p file sharing is legal, says France, December 22, 2005
Alex H – Will France legalize file sharing?, December 23, 2005
New Criminologist – French President Jacques Chirac gives his views on the P2P debate, January 9, 2006
